Extracts from speeches and writings of Scholars on Islamic Spirituality and Purification of the Soul!

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Supplication against Showing Off in Worship (riya’)

Supplication against Showing Off in Worship (riya’)

Bismillah

(The following supplication was mentioned by Shaikh Habib Umar DB)

Purification from showing off in acts of worship (riya’)

The Prophet salAllahu ‘alayhi was-salam said:

“Shirk (attributing partners to Allah) is harder to detect amongst you than the crawling of an ant but I will guide you to something which if you do it Allah will remove from you the lesser shirk and the greater shirk.”

He then taught them this du`a. What is meant by the greater shirk is worshiping gods alongside Allah and lesser shirk is riya’ or showing off in acts of worship, and this du`a is a protection from both types: